Invasive species information networks: collaboration at multiple scales for prevention, early detection, and rapid response to invasive species

Product Type: In Press

Year: In Press

Author(s): Simpson, A., C. Jarnevich, J. Madsen, R. Westbrooks, C. Fournier, L. Mehrhoff, M. Browne, J. Graham, and E. Sellers

Pages: 5-13

Suggested Citation: Simpson, A., C. Jarnevich, J. Madsen, R. Westbrooks, C. Fournier, L. Mehrhoff, M. Browne, J. Graham, and E. Sellers. In Press. Invasive species information networks: collaboration at multiple scales for prevention, early detection, and rapid response to invasive species. Biodiversity.

Abstract

Accurate analysis of present distributions and effective modeling of future distributions of introduced and invasive species are both highly dependent on the availability and accessibility of occurrence data and natural history information about the species. Invasives species monitoring and detection networks, such as the Invasive Plant Atlas of New England and the Invasive Plant Atlas of the Mid-South, generate occurrence data at local and national levels within the United States, which are shared through the US National Institute of Invasive Species Science. The Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network's Invasives Information Network (I3N) facilitates cooperation on sharing invasive species occurrence data throughout the Western Hemisphere. The I3N and other national and regional networks expose their data globally via the Global Invasive Species Information Network. International and interdisciplinary cooperation on data sharing can lead to cooperation on strategies and responses to invasions...